New Releases by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot''s advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

When two pigeons that Sarah wants as pets move from her Chicago apartment''s window ledge to the building next door, Sarah tries to figure out how to get them to come back.

Sixteen-year-old Alice is outraged when her father signs her up for a class on sexuality at their church without her permission. But what Alice learns this year surprises her as she begins to realize that there''s a lot more to being an adult than getting a driver''s license or having a boyfriend.

The feud between the Hatford brothers and the neighboring Malloy sisters continues over the summer when they reluctantly join forces to publish a newspaper.

Sarah longs to find a way to be someone special, and when her friend''s Chinese restaurant needs customers, she finds a special way to save it.

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Just when they think their witch troubles are over, Lynn and Mouse discover an odd purple weed down by the creek--where they threw old Mrs. Tuggle''s glass eye in the water--and it has a human-looking head.

Fifteen-year-old Alice finds it hard to adjust to the changes in her life when her father gets married and her brother moves to his own apartment.

The summer after ninth grade, Alice and her friends spend three weeks working as assistant counselors at a camp for disadvantaged children and cope with all kinds of changes.

The terrifying saga of Mrs. Tuggle continues in this fourth spine-tingling Witch book from Newbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

Many residents of Middleburg, Indiana, are already going crazy from the ever-ringing church bells and now, after a bat is spotted in the hotel run by Bernie''s family, they worry that the dangerous Indiana Aztec bat has finally arrived.

From the shadows of the pool, Black as midnight, thick as gruel... Is Mrs. Tuggle a witch? Lynn and Mouse are sure she is - how else can you explain the frightening things that have been taking place over the past several months? Now Lynn''s mom is planning to move her writing studio into Mrs. Tuggle''s house for the winter, and Lynn can''t imagine a more dangerous situation. If she and Mouse don''t do something, there''s no telling what horrifying things may happen. They''ve got to save lynn''s mom before Mrs. Tuggle strikes again -- but how?

Feel the darkness, touch the black, hear the shadows whispers back... Lynn and her best friend, Mouse, are convinced Mrs. Tuggle is a witch, even if no one believes them. Lynn thought they were safe after they escaped the witch''s clutches last summer, but the evil Mrs. Tuggle hasn''t finished with them yet. A menacing flock of crows is following Mouse''s every move and the girls'' only protection against this dangerous woman is destroyed. Lynn and Mouse know they have to act fast. But they don''t know what Mrs. Tuggle is planning, and this time, they may not get away so easily...

Lynn''s growing conviction that her sister is learning witchcraft from a neighbor reaches its peak when Lynn, her sister, and brother are left for a weekend in the neighbor''s charge.

Beset by an enemy from within, Dan searches for the gypsies he once knew in York and is led inexplicably into a calamity involving the Black Death in a hostile country among frightened and superstitious people.

Valentine’s Day is coming up and love is in the air between Beth Malloy and Josh Hatford. When they are spotted holding hands, Josh tells his teasing brothers that he’s simply spying on the girls to see what they’re plotting next. When Caroline Malloy decides she must know what it’s like to fall in love, too, poor Wally Hatford is in for it! Meanwhile, big sister Eddie couldn’t care less about that mushy stuff. All she cares about is her sixth-grade science fair project. But when she comes up with a great plan, Josh and Jake Hatford horn in on her project. On the day the plan goes into action, little do the boys know that Eddie has a trick up her sleeve. And with daredevil Caroline’s amazing attention-getting stunt, trouble is sure to follow. Get ready, the Malloys and Hatfords are at it again!

The first of three prequels to the Alice series for younger readers. Eight-year-old Alice McKinley and her father move to Takoma Park, Maryland. Desperate to meet people, Alice learns making friends is hard.

When Bernie Magruder sets out to prove that his sister isn''t responsible for the bomb that went off in the Bessledorf bus depot, the next likeliest suspect turns out to be his brother, Joseph. "Snappy dialogue, cliff-hanging chapters, funny situations, and nutty characters . . . a perfect choice for reading aloud".--"Booklist". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Secrets Orphaned fifteen-year-old Judith Sparrow brings two secrets to her uncle''s house in South Carolina: one, that her grief-stricken mother died in a madhouse, the other that she has disobeyed the only condition to living in her uncle''s home -- nothing green is allowed in the house. Judith can''t bear to part with the photograph of her mother in its lovely green silk frame. Surely this one small defiance will not jeopardize the happiness she finds in South Carolina -- with a family at last, and new friends, especially Zeke Carey, the miller''s son. But Uncle Geoffrey''s house holds a secret of its own. And Judith''s small picture frame, hidden away at the bottom of her trunk, unleashes a powerful force that seems determined to bring that secret into the open. Or is Judith simply following her mother down the path toward madness?

Bodies are coming and going from the Bessledorf Hotel - dead and alive! Bernie''s determined to get to the bottom of the case.

Hoping to earn a trip to an amusement park, the three Morgan children agree to take care of a chicken that their father plans to give their mother as a birthday surprise.

Sam suspects the culprit who is gassing assembly line workers in the parachute factory lives in the hotel his family manages.

Living at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.

trapped in a world that time forgot Josh is hitchhiking his way from Massachusetts to Dallas and a new life he didn''t ask for and doesn''t want, when he is beaten, robbed, and abandoned beside a remote mountain road. He awakes in a strange, primitive village called Canara, seemingly hidden from the modern world, with no cars or telephones or electricity. But are the people of Canara Josh''s rescuers or his jailers? As he slowly heals from his injuries and the tragedy he has been running away from, Josh begins to realize that Canara is far stranger than just an isolated community passed over by time. How can hills and trees shift in place, and even buildings appear and then vanish? Why can''t he escape from Canara? And does he really want to?

While living on his family''s ranch in Wyoming where he hopes to someday become a cowboy, Ryan faces conflicts with his older brother who is involved in a militia movement.

The newest members of the feline Club of Mysteries, Marco and Polo must prove their loyalty to the ultra-tough but seriously injured leader, Texas Jake. Assigned to find a medicinal plant, they venture deep into the territory of the dreaded Steak Knife and his Over-the-Hill Gang.

When thirteen-year-old Chrissa is sent to her paternal grandmother''s farm, she learns more about her absent father and some of the reasons for her distant relationship with her mother.

Marco and Polo have been house cats long enough. Together they make a grand escape to the outside world. But what is waiting for them as they search for food and shelter?

Ten-year-old T.R. and his twelve-year-old brother Danny move to Rosemary Acres with their mother and find new friends as well as a lot of community rules to follow.